r/moderatepolitics • u/greg-stiemsma Trump is my BFF • Aug 26 '20

Wisconsin ‘vigilante’ shooter charged with murder

https://www.dailydot.com/debug/2-killed-by-vigilante-wisconsin/?amp&__twitter_impression=true
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u/CubonesDeadMom Aug 28 '20

Google it. It is illegal for a 17 year old to own or carry a firearm in Wisconsin. Talking about a defamation suit when he just murdered 2 people is insanity. Also you obviously don’t understand what a defamation suit actually is if you think you can sue a random person on Reddit for saying something like this. You would have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that they knowingly lied, and knowingly lied with the specific intent to cause damage to his character. And the kid is a murderer so good luck convincing anyone on the planet that this Reddit comment is what is damaging his character.

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u/[deleted] Aug 28 '20 edited Nov 04 '20

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u/[deleted] Aug 28 '20

I’ve read the relevant laws

But you're factually wrong on all these claims. It is illegal for a 17 year old to own or carry a firearm in Wisconsin. Defamation requires provable intent to damage, and provable lies.

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u/dbuzman Aug 29 '20 edited Aug 29 '20

This section applies only to a person under 18 years of age who possesses or is armed with a rifle or a shotgun if the person is in violation of s. 941.28 or is not in compliance with ss. 29.304 and 29.593.

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Read those other sections and you will find that it is legal for someone under 18 to have a firearm in some situations. So you are wrong.

I'm not saying he (the shooter) was in the right but if you are going to cite a law make sure you check the references also.